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Secrets to Choosing the
Perfect First Dance Tune
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By Sara
Brodsky, Director,
Best Foot Forward
Originator of The Wedding Crash Course
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The first dance is often the last piece of the puzzle
for a couple planning their wedding. Choosing a first dance tune can be
frustrating if you don't know where to begin. Here are secrets to making
your first dance meaningful and enjoyable, rather than anxiety provoking or
dull.
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The words and musical style of your first dance song
should reflect your personalities. Start with a musical genre and then pare
down your choices within that genre. Are you jazz aficionados? Pop
specialists? Elvis worshippers? Is Motown in your soul or country in your
heart?
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Choose a song with a slow to medium tempo (upbeat is
fine). Slower is not necessarily easier. Very slow tunes may sound
wonderfully romantic on the CD, but not translate well on the dance floor.
Often, the rhythm in these songs is more difficult to hear, and thus, makes
it more difficult to dance easily.
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If you find choosing a first dance song a bit
overwhelming, ask your DJ or bandleader for suggestions.
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If the song you choose for your first dance is not
on your band's play list, give them plenty of time to learn it - the more
time they have to rehearse it, the better it will sound at your wedding.
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Dance for approximately two minutes - no more!
After two minutes, your guests are focusing elsewhere. It's easy for a
DJ
to fade in and out of a tune to fit this time frame, and a
band always can
play a shorter version of the tune.
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If you really want to play the whole tune - the
words are particularly meaningful to you, for example - invite your guests
to join you after your two minutes.
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Listen to tunes on your computer or go to your
public library. Many libraries have extensive CD collections, which can
save you money when searching for that perfect first song.
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Couples often take dance lessons to get beyond the
high school "clutch and sway," especially if they will be recorded on
video! If you want to take dance lessons, be sure to shop around so that
you don't pay for more than you need. Ask the instructor exactly what is
taught in the lessons. If you are not playing waltzes, then there is no
need to learn to dance waltz for your wedding.
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Most important, be sure you can bring your first tune
to the lesson.
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